The American president seeks to implement those reprisals against Beijing and New Delhi as a strategy to weaken the Russian economy in full war with Ukraine.
The president of the United States, Donald Trumphe urged the European Union (EU) to Apply tariffs up to 100% to China and India. The proposal seeks to hit the two largest commercial partners he has Russia And therefore, weaken the war effort that the government of Vladimir Putin From your invasion to Ukraine In 2022.
Trump administration offered to implement tariff measures Similar if Brussels accepts the proposal, which was communicated during a videoconference with the special envoy of EU sanctions, David O’Sullivan. “They basically tell us: ‘We will do this, but you must accompany us‘”A European diplomat told Reuters on anonymity.
The initiative, if accepted by the block, would represent a substantial change in the European strategywhich until now privileged the direct sanctions against Russia over commercial tariffs to countries surrounded to the Putin government.
Donald Trump
Negotiations with India and China
Trump threatened repeatedly with imposing tariffs on India and China as punishment for its purchases of Russian oil. Although the American president did apply 25% points to India, partly due to his economic relationship with the Kremlin, Trump still did not apply the most punitive options he suggested.
In fact, Trump said Tuesday that his government continues Negotiations with India to address commercial barriers between the two countries and That he hopes to speak with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, “in the coming weeks.”
“I am sure there will be no difficulties to reach a successful conclusion for our two large countries,” said the Republican in a publication on social networks.
For its part, the China Ministry of Foreign Affairs He echoed the novelty and at his usual press conference firmly opposed that USA Apply that economic pressure, adding that it also opposes the use of China in discussions about Russia.
Source: Ambito
